Gaia is speaking to us all the time: her messages are important, a gift to us from God, but how often do we listen to what she has to say? Week by week, day by day her voice grows louder, more insistent in order to get our attention. Do we notice?

Another Full Moon – but so special, since the cycle of divine closeness is at its strongest now as the third and last of the great annual spiritual festivals approaches – the Festival of Humanity, the Christ Festival, which takes place, this year, on 29thst May.

It has been discovered that the universe is expanding 9% faster than it ought to be, and scientists do not have an explanation for why this is happening. Some say that it is because dark energy is becoming more potent and that it is directly responsible for the acceleration; whatever it is, it may indicate there is a “new physics of the universe” as Professor Adam Riess of the Space Telescope Science Institute has said.

“All that I have is yours” is a statement often and loosely used to indicate a relationship commitment, perhaps, or the generosity of hospitality. Sometimes it is said flippantly or ironically, insincere words that are quickly forgotten.